The one who returns the pearl

Nanny Gui led a few maids around the imperial garden, and the guards were dutiful and solemn, which set off the solemnity of the entire imperial garden.Nanny Gui and the others were also affected by this atmosphere, they walked quietly, and did not encounter a servant who was unruly and gossips.Occasionally, a court lady passed by, but the etiquette was complete, and there was a certain amount of advance and retreat.Nanny Gui was a little puzzled, it seemed that he was not walking in the palace of the current emperor, but in the palace of the former emperor.When the late emperor was still there, the palace was so dull, even if some concubine happened occasionally, the palace didn't feel relaxed.After the new emperor came to the throne, the palace was just the same as the first emperor, but in the past ten years, the atmosphere in the palace has become much more relaxed, but now... Nanny Gui walked another distance, and the road was the same as before, without any changes. Change.Gui Momo was puzzled, so she headed towards the Palace of Yanxi Palace: that person has always been favored by the emperor, maybe it will be different there, so what can I ask.

When Nanny Gui arrived near Yanxi Palace, she was frightened by the strict security around Yanxi Palace: This is not Yanxi Palace, it almost catches up with the big prison in the clan mansion.Nanny Gui approached the Palace of Yanxi Palace, looked at the guards guarding the door, and said, "What's wrong with your concubine Ling?"

The guards knew that Nanny Gui was a popular person in front of the Empress Dowager, so they didn't dare to be negligent, so they hurriedly paid their respects and reported truthfully, "Long Live Lord understands that your concubine is pregnant with dragon descendants, and asked me to wait here day and night to protect her safety."

Nanny Gui smiled and said, "This way Lafayette can rest assured." Then, Nanny Gui bent her knees and led the people away.What happened to the emperor, why did he suddenly put this man under house arrest?Nanny Gui walked a little further, and when she passed Shufangzhai, she heard the cry of a woman... Nanny Gui looked at the apparently fewer guards around her, and wondered in her heart: it was normal for the palace to be quiet and solemn. Turning around, Nanny Gui has regained the consciousness of being in the forbidden palace, and the way of survival that she has cultivated in the palace for many years has been revived again.The crying of this court lady made her frown!If it was left as usual, if you met this kind of court lady, you would just send it to Xin Zheku, but she still has a task today, and she has to help Lafayette to inquire about the news, and she needs this kind of unruly court lady.Nanny Gui followed the crying sound and saw a court lady sitting on a rock crying...

Kunning Palace

"So, the Empress Dowager is asking for information..." Kangxi sat on the main seat, listening to the reports from the palace guards.Waved him back, and asked Yinfeng, "What do you think?"

Yinreng said with a smile: "How can I look at it, she naturally found something wrong..." Yinreng sat beside Kangxi, leaned on Kangxi, and said with a smile: "The fourth concubine is not bad, she knows how to inquire about the news secretly. , so that we can plan for the next step. I thought of going with Concubine Ling, and even chose the same place..."

Kangxi embraced Yinreng, with a gentle face, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid she won't protect you in the future, you have to be careful, don't let her make mistakes, when the time comes, I will hinder Xiaoyi, and I won't be able to help you. "

Yinfeng laughed and said: "Well, I have plans today in the Compassion Palace, as long as Huang Ama doesn't blame me for using your banner..."

Kangxi looked at Yinfeng's smiling face, and said dotingly: "Don't do too much, if you are wronged, you must tell me, don't be bored by yourself!"

Lying in Kangxi's arms, Yinreng raised his eyebrows and looked at Kangxi, "Huang Ama, you really don't believe in my son's ability! She is an old woman, and my son can't handle it, so why should I be wronged! "

Kangxi now likes to see Yinreng's flamboyant appearance the most, and he can't help kissing him, "With your temperament, can you bear the wronged? I think this queen mother is not easy to get along with... I saw her making things difficult for you today, and I almost couldn't bear it." Can't stop..."

"Huang Ama can bear it, so naturally my son can also bear it." Yinfeng said angrily.Huang Ama has become more and more verbose recently, he is not a real woman, why should he worry about everything!But seeing Kangxi thinking about him everywhere, I couldn't stop being sweet in my heart.

Kangxi gently stroked Yinreng's lower abdomen, with a smile in his eyes, "Now that you have a body, you have to pay attention to everything, Huang Ama naturally has to worry more about you..."

Yinfeng hummed softly, feeling a little drowsy.These days he is more sleepy than before...

"Sleepy again..." Kangxi put Yinfeng away and pulled the quilt on him...

Inside the Cining Palace

Nanny Gui brought Ziwei to the Empress Dowager, knelt on the ground and told the Queen Mother the story she had heard from Ziwei, deeply regretting: I would rather not find out the news than listen to this maid.What did she say? She said that she was the emperor's illegitimate daughter. This was a royal scandal... Nanny Gui suddenly thought that the emperor had recognized the princess some time ago. Could it be that the emperor knew the truth and sent the little swallow Expelled from the palace?But why doesn't the emperor recognize this Ziwei?Nanny Gui knelt on the ground and waited for the Queen Mother to speak.

The queen mother looked at Ziwei, and she remembered something about what Nanny Gui reported just now.When the late emperor asked Hongli to inspect Jiangnan, when Hongli arrived in Jinan, he encountered a killer sent by Hongshi, and spent a period of time in Jinan while he was injured.Think about what happened at that time.Although the queen mother sneered at Xia Yuhe's misbehavior, she also thanked her for taking care of Hongli... The queen mother looked at Ziwei and her appearance, and felt that her type was indeed the type that Hongli liked, and she was [-]% sure in her heart .The queen mother asked: "You said, you and your mother look exactly the same... raise your head..." Strange, how could Hongli deny this daughter?

Ziwei knelt on the ground, trembling a little, raised her head timidly, "Back to Lafayette, the servant girl and the servant girl's mother do look alike."

The queen mother looked at Ziwei, and felt that she was quite well-behaved, with a gentle temper, which seemed easy to manage.The queen mother closed her eyes and asked again: "How many people know you are Ge Ge?"

"Back to the Empress Dowager, Master Fulun and his Fujin know it, Erkang and Ertai also know it, Fifth Prince and Little Swallow know it too..."

"Is there no one else?"

"The servant did not dare to spread the word."

The Empress Dowager said: "The Ai family will decide for you in this matter, you should go back to Shufang Zhai first, and wait for the Ai family's message."

"My servant thanked Lafayette for his kindness." Ziwei kowtowed to the Queen Mother in gratitude, "My servant will leave."

The Queen Mother waited until after Ziwei had left, and then asked Nanny Gui beside her, "What do you think the Emperor is planning? Why did you let the blood of the royal family flow to the people?"

Nanny Gui said: "Go back to Lafayette, slaves dare not speak nonsense!"

The Queen Mother glanced at Nanny Gui, "What dare you..."

Nanny Gui said: "Lafayette, this Ziwei is just a palace maid now, even if the emperor wants to recognize her, how can the royal family have a wrapped princess?"

The queen mother closed her eyes and thought for a while, "You mean, the emperor already knew about this?" The emperor sent away the little Yanzi, but left Ziwei in the palace. It can be seen that he knew about it, could it be that the fifth said?That's right, the emperor would deal with this matter so calmly only if the fifth child told the story... The Queen Mother thought of the reason why Little Swallow was deprived of her title—could the Queen know about it?No, if the Empress knew about this matter, with her temper, she might have already had a fight with the Emperor and Concubine Ling, and she wouldn't turn a blind eye to this matter.Thinking of the queen she met today, the queen mother was a little bit uncertain: seeing the queen this time, her temperament has changed a lot, and it's hard to guarantee that she doesn't know about it.The emperor is doting on the empress now, no matter what in the palace the empress can't be allowed to dominate, it seems that the Ai family wants to choose someone to check and balance with the empress.The Empress Dowager opened her eyes: "Nurse Gui, call the person who should be called tomorrow to discuss about Ziwei." Let's use Ziwei's affairs to choose the new favorite of the Ai family!

"The slaves obey."

In the early morning of the next day, Yinreng brought all the concubines to greet the Queen Mother. After all the concubines paid their respects, they sat down in their seats.The queen mother said: "The time when Ai's family is not in the palace, you have worked hard for the queen!"

Yinreng said with a slight smile: "The Queen Mother has won the prize, and the daughter-in-law dare not be a daughter-in-law." Yinreng smiled slightly, looked down at the Queen Mother's chin, and said: "The Queen Mother is no longer here. At first, it was under the care of the concubine Ling, and later when she became pregnant, the emperor handed over the palace affairs to the concubine Qing and the concubine Shu. , Empress Huang Erniang said so, she is really going to embarrass her concubine to death." Yinfeng blushed and lowered his head moderately.

The Empress Dowager followed the trend and said: "Well, if the empress does not take credit, she has indeed improved compared to before... Concubine Qing, Concubine Shu, the Ai family and the empress have great expectations of you, and you must not disappoint the Ai family. "

Concubine Qing and Concubine Shu hurriedly saluted and said, "The concubine respectfully obeys Lafayette's order."

"Okay, let's all sit down."

Concubine Qing and Concubine Shu thanked them for their kindness before they sat down on the chairs.

The Empress Dowager said to Yinfeng: "Empress, I heard that the Emperor accepted a civil princess some time ago..."

Yinfeng smiled lightly and said, "Huihuangerniang, there is such a thing... hey," how could she mention this?Yinreng was puzzled, "That woman is from the common people, and she was accidentally injured by the emperor when he was in the Mulan paddock. This civilian girl seems to have asked the emperor something." Yinreng smiled, "The concubine was not there at the time, so I don't know What did you ask, and later..." Yinreng said here, thinking of Xia Ziwei from Shufangzhai, he immediately understood the meaning of the queen mother's question, and then said with a smile: "The emperor brought her into Yanxi Palace..." Yinreng Reng kept talking, and told the Queen Mother about Hongli's recognition of Little Swallow at the beginning, "Hey, after the daughter-in-law finished talking with the emperor, she felt that she was a little rushed to recognize Little Swallow with only calligraphy and paintings... I felt sorry for Xia Yuhe's mother and daughter, and felt that the royal blood should not be confused, so I only recognized Xiao Yanzi as a foster daughter..."

The Queen Mother heard that there was nothing hidden in the Queen's words, and she defended the Emperor in many ways, and she was very satisfied with this.But the doubts are deeper: when did this queen become so talkative?The queen mother looked at Yinfeng, and then asked: "Why did you deprive her of her title later?"

Yinreng said: "This... hey," Yinreng sighed in shame, "It's all because of the incompetence of the daughter-in-law, who can't teach the little swallow well..." Yinreng also told what the little swallow did after entering the palace, Not covering up or embellishing. "The court ministers and wives all wrote letters asking the emperor to severely punish the little Yanzi. The emperor thought that although the mistake was made by the little Yanzi and did not report it, but our royal family also made the mistake of acting recklessly. In addition, the emperor is kind, so The little Yanzi was deprived of her title and handed over to the Fulun family to be raised." After Yinfeng finished speaking, he was very happy, "Emperor mother, my daughter-in-law is really lucky, fortunately the emperor recognized her as a righteous daughter at the beginning, otherwise she would just be a righteous daughter. It is not something a daughter-in-law can afford to confuse the royal blood!"

After Yinreng finished speaking, the concubines below all looked at the queen mother, waiting for the queen mother to make her a concubine.Everyone knows that when the emperor recognized Xiao Yanzi, he was instigated by his concubine Ling.When the queen said this, she was putting eye drops on Concubine Ling.It's just that I didn't expect that the queen's methods were so high. In the words she said, she didn't mention the name of the concubine Ling. However, in the last sentence, she used retreat as an advance, and directly stated the consequences of the concubine Ling's behavior.That's too high!

The empress dowager was very displeased with the concubine Ling for encouraging the emperor to recognize the little swallow, but this is not the time to help the empress, the concubine Ling has to be kept.The Empress Dowager remained calm, and did not answer the Empress's words, and asked another question: "Has the empress, the real treasure of the emperor, been found?"

Yinfeng smiled and said: "Mother Huang, my daughter-in-law is going to discuss with you!"

"Oh……"

"Emperor Niang just returned to the palace yesterday, and the emperor and his wife did not dare to bother you with this matter. The emperor also asked the daughter-in-law to tell you about this today, but you just asked..." Yin Reng smiled and said: "There is a folk saying that mother and child are connected, and the daughter-in-law is finally seeing each other today..."

The queen mother was overjoyed when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "I know you have a sweet mouth..." Seeing that these words are very useful.

Yinreng smiled and said: "The tacit understanding between the emperor's mother and the emperor, the daughter-in-law can only envy..." After Yinreng finished this sentence, he turned to the topic, "The emperor has found Xia Yuhe's daughter a long time ago, but the emperor I've been waiting for her to come to recognize my father... This wait, until now..."

"So, the queen knows about it." As long as the queen says she knows, then there will be a knot between her and Ziwei.Aijia also happened to say that she was unkind to her mother and let the royal blood flow to the people.

Yinreng smiled and said: "The emperor and his wife have said about this person, but..." Yinreng smiled, glanced at the concubines below, and said: "The emperor also said, the emperor said, from ancient times to the present, just There has never been an emperor with an illegitimate daughter!"

Everyone's heart shuddered: The emperor doesn't recognize what he said!

Yinfeng went on to say: "The concubine thought that the emperor was not willing to recognize this daughter, and was trying to persuade the emperor. This royal blood can't be lost to the people, right? Thinking about it, the emperor said that his son was weak, and then let this flesh and blood be lost. Outside, he is a man with a cold and hard heart, and he is sad and sighing endlessly, not to mention the embarrassment in the Queen's mother's heart. Even if he doesn't understand the admiration of his children, he still has to take care of the Queen's mother's love. Heart," Yinfeng was very moved, his eyes were wet, and he didn't cover up with a veil, and said: "My daughter-in-law is very moved, the emperor is the emperor, and I don't say anything when I think about it. This is the emperor's forehead." The filial piety for mother's sake is not something ordinary people can do!"

The queen mother was also very moved, and said with tears in her eyes: "My son..." After saying two words, she choked up and couldn't continue.

Yinreng took the tea bowl, and while beating the queen mother's back, he handed tea to make the queen mother feel better. When the queen mother recovered, Yinreng said: "Daughter-in-law just knows that the emperor doesn't want his own flesh and blood to be left outside." ... I wanted to put this girl down by myself and solve the emperor's troubles, but the emperor said that this matter has to be decided by you, the emperor's mother, so the emperor asked his daughter-in-law to ask your opinion to see if it is right Let that girl recognize the name of a concubine in the harem..."

The emperor is going to give Ziwei a new identity.The Empress Dowager looked at Yinreng who had returned to a smile. This passage was not something that the Empress could say, but it seemed that it really meant what the Emperor meant.Although the queen mother really wanted Ziwei to recognize her ancestors, she was unwilling to tarnish the emperor's reputation because of this incident.It seems that Fulun's family is about to be beaten... The queen mother smiled and said: "Since the emperor has made up his mind, the Ai family naturally has no objection. Whose name does the queen want this girl to be under?"

Yinfeng said: "The daughter-in-law also said just now that the daughter-in-law wanted to recognize her under the name of the daughter-in-law. This girl's status is also higher, and she will not be bullied by her husband's family after she gets married... But, the emperor Said that he owed a lot to Xia Yuhe's mother and daughter, and he didn't want the girl to feel wronged, so he wanted the girl to choose a mother-in-law herself as a show of divine favor."

The Empress Dowager said: "The Emperor is really thoughtful..." The Empress Dowager looked at Yinfeng, she felt that today's situation was not only confirmed that the Emperor was filial to her, but everything else was against her, and she completely lost the initiative to deal with the matter Quan: Originally, she wanted to take advantage of this incident to attack the empress' prestige in the harem and re-establish her own prestige in the palace.Tell everyone that she has the final say in this palace!However, the queen's words today are all the emperor's meaning, and the emperor came to ask her what she meant, she can't refute the emperor's face, let the people in the harem think that she is not compatible with the emperor's mother and son.In addition, the queen just said "mother and child are connected", so she can't make decisions on her own, and can only do as the queen relayed.Fortunately, the emperor thought the same as her, and let Ziwei choose her mother herself.Based on Ziwei's self-report and Aijia's observation of her, she will definitely choose Lingfei.The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Go to Shufangzhai, and call Ziwei over here!"

Yinreng glanced at Concubine Shu who was sitting below, then smiled at the Empress Dowager: "Emperor Niang, do you think you should call your concubine Ling's sister here too, so that no one will be left behind..."

The queen mother thought for a while, and said: "Just as the queen said." With a five-month-old body, she can come out and walk around.

Yinfeng said: "Concubine Shu, ask someone to call my sister Lingfei."

As soon as Concubine Shu heard that she could leave, she hurriedly said: "The concubine will go in person..." Finally she can leave.Ever since the Queen Mother talked about Xia Ziwei just now, Concubine Shu was sweating in shock. If others knew what she said to Xia Ziwei, it would be enough to kill her.Unexpectedly, the emperor had this idea!

Yinfeng said: "You don't have to go in person, just send a servant to go."

Concubine Shu sat down again, her heart was in a mess, her face was still respectful, and she sent someone to invite Concubine Ling.